1962 International 2000 Guineas

NC UK International 2000 Guineas I International 2000 Guineas Mallory Park, Leicestershire 11 June 1962 Permanent racing facility 1.35 2.173 75 101.25 162.975 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 51.0 John Surtees Lola-Climax 50.8 UK John Surtees UK Lola-Climax Jack Brabham Australia Lotus-Climax Graham Hill UK Lotus-Climax The 1st International 2000 Guineas was a motor race, for Formula One cars, held on Monday 11 June 1962 (the Whit Monday bank holiday in the UK) at Mallory Park, Leicestershire. The meeting was organised by the Nottingham Sports Car Club and live coverage was featured in the BBC's Bank Holiday Grandstand. The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Lola Mk4. This race represented the Formula One debut of Mike Parkes."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.90. Another Formula One race was held on the same day, the 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy, at Crystal Palace Circuit. Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 4 UK John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax 1.05:03.6 4 2 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax + 18.2 s 2 3 12 UK Graham Hill Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax + 28.2 s 3 4 2 UK Mike Parkes Bowmaker Racing Team Cooper-Climax 74 laps 10 5 7 USA Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 74 laps 7 6 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche 73 laps 5 7 11 UK Colin Davis Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus-Climax 73 laps 12 8 1 New Zealand Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax 72 laps 11 9 85 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 72 laps 6 10 15 UK Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper Special-Climax 71 laps 8 Ret 86 UK John Rhodes Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford Ignition 9 Ret 6 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Oil pressure 1 Ret 3 UK John Dalton Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Fuel feed 13 WD 1 USA Phil Hill SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Entry taken by Dalton - WD 5 UK Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus No car - WD 9 UK Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM Car not ready - Team Lotus also originally entered a car and an unnamed driver with No.14, but this entry was withdrawn. References Results at Silhouet.com International 2000 Guineas 1962 1962 Naples Grand Prix 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy — — International 2000 Guineas